Training advice for the Fit Pros

Do you need a Personal trainer?

If you have been training in the past you might have been shown several different things that would have helped you get started in the gym environment and so you may feel as though you know everything that you need to get started and everything you need to succeed. If this is you then why would you even consider the possibility of hiring a personal trainer?

Start by asking yourself- why do the top athletes in the world have coaches, after all these players are the best in the world so they must surely know what they are doing and there can’t be a need for someone to train them if they already know what they are doing? Well they might know what they are doing when it comes to their chosen sport but if they want to get better and reach the pinnacle of their career then they are going to need someone who exposes the areas where they are uncomfortable and grows their confidence in these areas so that it doesn’t affect them when they are playing big tournaments. They need someone who is going to call them on their commitment to training when they don’t feel like doing it (because that’s human!) These people need the support of the coaches and trainers because that is what enables them to become the best in the world at what they do. If people who are the best in the world need trainers and coaches then arguably so do the rest of us.

You may think that knowing what you need to know is enough, but the question you need to answer is whether you want to improve and if what you are doing is actually enough to give you the standard of health and fitness that you want to have. For many of us we are living below the level that we truly want to be. We are settling for what we KNOW we can achieve rather than striving for what we really WANT! If you want to achieve the big goals you set yourself then you need to get a personal trainer. They will push you further than you will push yourself and they will also ensure that you stay safe whilst you are pushing your boundaries! Never let your ego persuade you otherwise!

Stay Strong

Alex O-King